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Louisiana snow????

Looks legit to me. Check out the forecast NAM sounding valid tomorrow evening near Fort Polk, LA:

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Nearly saturated with temps below freezing. A similar profile (though with temps closer to 0C / 32F) is forecast all the way down to the Gulf coast, so snow on the coast wouldn't surprise me. It was only a few years ago, IIRC, when snow fell on Christmas day in Corpus Christi, TX (and Brownsville, even, I think). Tis the time of year, though, frankly, I'd like to see some of that snow here in OKC!

Edit: The forecast precip type valid tomorrow evening from tonight's NAM:
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This is great! A "Winter Storm Warning" for 1-3" of snow. Pansies! :D

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR EXCESSIVE SNOWFALL...
...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN/SNOW MIXTURE BY MID AFTERNOON
FRIDAY...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY FRIDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 3
INCHES POSSIBLE
 
It's all relative. 2 or more inches down in areas that don't regularly see snow could be crippling. They may not have the necessary equipment for treating slushy roads and bridges. Consider that many folks there may have very little experience driving in those types of conditions. It could easily make travel "very hazardous."
 
Chris Nuttall said:
It's all relative. 2 or more inches down in areas that don't regularly see snow could be crippling. They may not have the necessary equipment for treating slushy roads and bridges. Consider that many folks there may have very little experience driving in those types of conditions. It could easily make travel "very hazardous."
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It was intended as light-hearted humor.

In reality, though, I could see 2 inches causing hazardous conditions down there. With that said, I think "impossible" is a stretch... but that's just standard wording for winter storm warning products.

When I think "impossible," I think of this:

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New Orleans and Florida have had snow in the past. This is nothing new. I will start a new thread and lists record snowfalls, record cold outbreaks and historic snowstorms etc.
 
MatthewCarman said:
New Orleans and Florida have had snow in the past. This is nothing new. I will start a new thread and lists record snowfalls, record cold outbreaks and historic snowstorms etc.
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Let us know when you get that together. Here's a source that might help: http://www.techetoday.com/content/history-snow-south-louisiana

Note that there's generally several years between 'significant' snowfalls. I didn't mean to imply this wasn't a big deal in my previous post, nor did I mean to imply this isn't hazardous to motorists who are not used to driving in snow. Heck, it even takes getting used to in the lake effect snow areas (which is why some WFOs issue WSWs on less-than-criteria events for the first storm of the season)
 
Robert Dewey said:
It was intended as light-hearted humor.
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I'll admit it. It went right over my head. I'll blame lack of sleep on the one. Serious moderator maintains serious conversations.:p

It was pretty funny getting text messages from friends in Houston that were all up in arms about 2" of snow. I just said, "Call me when that amount falls in 1 hour."
 
Robert Dewey said:
Let us know when you get that together. Here's a source that might help: http://www.techetoday.com/content/history-snow-south-louisiana

Note that there's generally several years between 'significant' snowfalls. I didn't mean to imply this wasn't a big deal in my previous post, nor did I mean to imply this isn't hazardous to motorists who are not used to driving in snow. Heck, it even takes getting used to in the lake effect snow areas (which is why some WFOs issue WSWs on less-than-criteria events for the first storm of the season)
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Thanks for the link. I checked it out. I did put up a thread but I only did a section on cold temperatures which took me atleast 2 hours and I don't feel like adding records for snow and ice yet.
 
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